Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

Live from the scene in Philadelphia after surviving the deadly Amtrak train derailment, former Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) shares his experience with Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe team. “You’ve served this country in war and in Congress, and now you’re a private citizen. Based on your experiences thus far, how frustrated and angry are you to know we live in a country where you drive beneath bridges that are crumbling, on roads that are falling apart, on trains that are on rails that haven’t been improved in 30 to 40 years, and we have a Congress that sits there and does very little in terms of Americans’ everyday needs?,” asks Mike of the former lawmaker. Hear Mr. Murphy’s response here. Only on MSNBC.

Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.